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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. increased blood in an organ or other body part;
[syn: hyperemia, hyperaemia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hyperaemia \Hy`per*[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body. [1913 Webster] Active hyper[ae]mia, congestion due to increased flow of blood to a part. Passive hyper[ae]mia, interchange due to obstruction in the return of blood from a part. -- Hy`per*[ae]"mic, a. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hyperaemia n 1: increased blood in an organ or other body part [syn: hyperemia, hyperaemia]